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Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

Many students are returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was overhauled to include the “explicit teaching of grammar, sentence ...
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Vermont students celebrate National Punctuation Day

A Vermont school held a celebration of sentence structure on Wednesday for National Punctuation Day. Our Connor Ullathorne reports.
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: There are needless words that harm sentence structure. You’ve just read three of them.

Good news, kind of. I discovered a new sentence structure I hate. It’s a pattern I see often but only recently, while editing an article, realized it belongs in my writing hall of shame. Why would I ...
Sydney Morning Herald

English teachers told to focus on grammar, punctuation as writing declines

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. English departments will be chiefly responsible for teaching grammar, sentence structure and punctuation, under a draft new syllabus, ...
Daily Mail

Major overhaul coming to Australia's education system to ensure kids can read and write properly - here's what you need to know about the changes

Ailing literacy skills across Australia has triggered a major overhaul of one state's education system with grammar and punctuation the areas most in need of improvement. The English syllabus has been ...
The Conversation

Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

John Munro. has in the past been a chief investigator on ARC-funded projects Many students returning to school this year face a renewed focus on grammar. Just before Christmas, the NSW curriculum was ...